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Descriptive linguistics — is the work of analyzing and describing how language is spoken (or how it was spoken in the past) by a group of people in a speech community. All scholarly research in linguistics is descriptive; like all other sciences, its aim is to observe the … Wikipedia
descriptive linguistics — n. the branch of linguistics which describes the structure of a language or languages as they exist, without reference to their histories or to comparison with other languages … English World dictionary
descriptive linguistics — noun a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments • Ant: ↑prescriptive linguistics • Members of this Topic: ↑derivation • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
descriptive linguistics — descrip′tive linguis′tics n. ling. the study of the grammar, classification, and arrangement of the features of a language at a given time, without reference to its history or comparison to other languages • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
Linguistics — is the scientific study of language, encompassing a number of sub fields. An important topical division is between the study of language structure (grammar) and the study of meaning (semantics). Grammar encompasses morphology (the formation and… … Wikipedia
linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… … Universalium
descriptive — adjective Date: 1723 1. serving to describe < a descriptive account > 2. a. referring to, constituting, or grounded in matters of observation or experience < the descriptive basis of science > b … New Collegiate Dictionary
linguistics — Synonyms and related words: bowwow theory, comparative linguistics, derivation, descriptive linguistics, dialectology, dingdong theory, etymology, glossematics, glossology, glottochronology, glottology, grammar, graphemics, historical linguistics … Moby Thesaurus
descriptive grammar — noun a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics • Topics: ↑linguistics • Hypernyms: ↑grammar * * * 1. an approach to grammar that is concerned with reporting the usage of native speakers without reference to proposed norms of… … Useful english dictionary
linguistics — /lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks / (say ling gwistiks) noun the science of language, including among its fields phonetics, phonemics, morphology, and syntax, and having as principal divisions descriptive linguistics, which seeks to describe and to develop… …
